Hey guys, I'm pretty excited to jump back in to the Surprise Guest world. I had an idea for a scene to write a few days ago, but by the time I committed to doing this... I completely forgot what it was. Hopefully I remember eventually, but in the meantime, here's your first extra scene!
This one is from the night Natsu arrived, while he and Happy worked on cleaning the kitchen. It's just a short little thing, but don't the best meals start with an appetizer? (Also, this one is just for funzies- it is not canon to the story.)
As always, thanks for all the love and happy reading!
Happy groaned as he shook his paw, trying to get the paper towel to fall off. The dumb things kept getting stuck on his claws and they weren't stopping anything from soaking through and messing up his fur. "This is disgusting."
"Maybe next time you'll reconsider before you make a mess." Natsu tossed the rag in his hand into the sink before flipping the last chair up onto the table. "Chairs are done."
"Did you remember to do the table first?" Happy asked.
"Of course I did! I'm not that dumb."
"Just making sure," Happy giggled. "It's not like you do a lot of cleaning."
"Hey!"
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Natsu cringed as Lucy's voice interrupted their conversation. "I have work in the morning and I need TO SLEEP!"
"Sorry Lucy!" Natsu called. He listened carefully and only resumed cleaning once he heard her settle back into her bed. "Wow she's angry. But I don't blame her."
"Couldn't you have found a better master to serve?" Happy asked.
"It's not like there's a line of them just waiting to make a contract! I couldn't be picky. She's the first person to summon me in over a hundred years."
Happy frowned. "That's not true. There was-"
"Don't even say the name, Happy, or I will get Lucy to send you back right now."
"Fine, fine, geez."
A couple hours later, they were only about half way done when Happy suddenly sat up and stared at Natsu, hard.
When Natsu finally noticed, he frowned. "What? Why are you staring at me?"
"Natsu..."
"Yeah?..."
"I don't mean to sound dumb, but... why don't you just use your magic to clean this up?"
Natsu froze mid stretch. He blinked a few times as he slowly lowered his arms. "I didn't even-"
"Natsu!" Happy yelled as he tossed down his rag. "You idiot! We could have been-"
"IF I HEAR EVEN A WHISPER FROM THAT ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT, I SWEAR I WILL SEND YOU BOTH BACK TO HELL WITH A SWIFT KICK AND ZERO REGRETS!"
Natsu quickly cleaned up the kitchen, grabbed Happy and silently left the house. They could return later, once Lucy was fully asleep.
And a lot less angry.
